Today was unquestionably a day worth celebrating for all the residents of the Valley of Peace...
That was because the legendary Tai Lung—the one who could defeat a thousand soldiers single-handedly, who had escaped from the heavily guarded Chorh-Gom Prison, and who had even threatened to flatten the Valley of Peace and seize the Jade Palace—had finally been utterly defeated!
So, down in the town at the foot of the mountain beneath the Jade Palace, after all the pigs, rabbits, swans, and the hundreds upon hundreds of captured wolf and crocodile laborers had finally been able to return to this peaceful paradise, the residents had only just set down their luggage and returned home when they poured back into the streets once again.
First, the residents of the Valley of Peace decorated the streets with lanterns and set off firecrackers and fireworks. Then they began cheering and celebrating, performing lion and dragon dances as they climbed the mountain path toward the Jade Palace. They wanted to celebrate this day—which was sure to become an important holiday in the Valley of Peace—with the heroes who had defeated evil and overcome the fearsome Tai Lung!
By now, the residents of the Valley of Peace all knew that the invading Tai Lung—the terrifying snow leopard of legend, a villain who was utterly wicked and so mad that even a crying child would instantly fall silent at the mention of him, the man whose prison escape had sent shock waves across the land—had been defeated by Master Shifu, the Furious Five, and, most importantly, the Dragon Warrior who had played a crucial role: their very own Dragon Warrior, Po!
According to reliable whispers, at the final moment, Master Shifu and the Furious Five had fought with everything they had, yet Tai Lung had still